Envelop-moistening device.



D. O. BAKER.

ENVELOP MOISTENING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 30, 1912.

1,038,265. Patented Sept 10,1912.

WITNESSES INVENTOR fis tongue or Ii we swas di grama, c H innvnnormoismmgg Specification or teasllat j;

Application no; A ril 30, 1912; sm lnoaesem To all whom it may concern:

' t-rBa-it known tha I, Dorm cantata; citizen of the United Statesof-Amemca, re-v. siding at Canal Dover, in the county oT-us-- carawasand State of Ohio,-.have,in vented certain new and useful Improvementsin Envelop-Moistening Devices, of which the 01 lowmg is a spec: cation,reference being bad therein to. theaccompanying' drawing. v v,

This invention relates to. an envelop moistening device, and the primaryobjectof my inventionfisto rovide asim'p'le and'incx pensive device ormoistening the 'ned ap of-an envelop, whereby itwll be unnecessary tomoisten the same with the s. v Another object of this invention is to.ro-

vide a strong and durable envelop moi e'ning device that can be used forexpeditiously;

moistening envelops and sealing the same,

the device presenting a neat and attractive.

appearance in connection-with a desk;

With the above and other objeots in view, the invention resides in thenovlconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterspecifically described and then claimed. a

Reference will now be had to the. wherein is a horizontal sectional viewtaken on the line lV-IV of Fig. 3. a s

An envelop mois'tening device accord -jance with thls inventioncomprises an'1rregular shaped body 1 that hasaflat base 2,

reduced end 6 is exteriorl as at 9 and screwed upon t e reduced end ofthe receptacle is acap 10. The cap 10 incloses the upper end of the corkor stopper 8 and prevents the same from becoming accidentally displacedrelatively to the receptacle. The bottom of the receptacle 5 is inengagement with an angularly disposed port- 11 formed in the body 1 andsaid port is in bommu'nication with the rectangular seat 12 ranged insaid port is ranting, V e g' the envelop is move Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the envelop mois'tening and sealing device, Fig;front'elevation of the same, Fig. '3 is tical sectional view of thedevice, and Fig. 4;.-

a Vl'r whereby t formed in" the ina e than" n i' $.5 l. hi 3" u Allanged uponthe seat l2'is 'a rectanguleemetallic holder13 for a pad .14that is preferabl made of felt; or an absorbent ma e holder 13"has'an;opening 15 in a communication with the portfll and ar--- a wick litadapted tofeed the contents of the receptacle ,5 to the s an air vent26.- l Arranged upon of the device is- 'a retaining jape'rtu'red lugs,19 body- 1; b

means. "fromthe'pad Hand is provided with arse:

to permit of the flapiof theenvelo mg the ('padso that the. ca can'tened. ne corner of-the latisisbentupwardly, as at 22, whereby theflap' of an envelop can be easily moved ;u nder said I plate, and-toretain the flap of an envelop in d 14. :Water; or a liquid mucilage 17can plate :18. having. ha r sec r d screws 20 or other fas'tenin heretainingvplate' 18 is spac'e i v. 7 tangular opening QIdirectIy-abOvesaid pad a placed in the receptacle5.; fllo facilitate'. thepassage ofthe contents ofthe recs ta-cle 5 to the padlythe body i ls provide with;

the inclined man i e mois- 3 so i engagement with the dpad 14, as theflap of v opening 21 is bent downwardlf int-o proximity to the, pad 14and the end" platelB is similarly bent,as at dotted lines in Fig, 4,whereby the entire fiapt'o contact wit the pad 14;

the wan-2330f the:

wall of the" 24:. 'The ent portions of the retaining late 18 cause padwill be moistened by the contents or the 1" recs tacle 5.

T e device can be ev'ice will be ap arent without molded or made frolnasuitable'materialand suitabl am n 10 iurther descri tion, and'wh' e in.the draw-i j ing there is i1 ustrated a preferred embodi mentof theinvention, it is to beunder stood; i

that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations as fallwithin the scope of the appended claim. a

What I claim is 7 An envelop moistening device, comprising a body havinga port formed therein, a receptacle formed integral with said body andplate and adapted to hold the flap of an in communication with the portthereof, a envelop in engagement with "said pad as pad holder arrangedin the front Wall of said flap ispassed over said ad."

said body and in communication with said In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature 5 port, a pad arranged in said holder, a retainin the presenceof two Witnesses.

ing plate secured to the front wall of said body and extending over saidpad, said plate DONALD BAKER having anopenin formed therein to allowWitnesses: access to the pad or moistening the envelop BERTHA SEIKEL,

l0 flap, and depending portions carried by said ED. C. SEIKEL.

